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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53143#.VLXZKMnQrzE Author(s)    Roger Kurlan 1* , Roye Evans 2 , Sandra Wrigley 1 , Shannon McPartland 1 , Rami Bustami 3 , Ann Cotter 2   Affiliation(s) 1 Atlantic Neuroscience Institute, Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ, USA . 2 Integrative Medicine, Atlantic Health System, Morristown, NJ, USA . 3 Biostatistics, Atlantic Health System, Morristown, NJ, USA . ABSTRACT Background: Given the limited benefits of current treatments for Parkinson’s disease (PD), inter-ventions that might provide supplementary benefits would be of value. The traditional Chinese medicine practice of Tai Chi has been said to improve some aspects of PD, particularly imbalance. Methods: Preliminary randomized, controlled, and rater-blinded clinical trial of Tai Chi, focusing on its effects on global motor, daily function, mood and quality of life. Subjects continued their ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52548#.VJtpFcCAM4 Author(s)   Paulo Cezar Rocha dos Santos 1* , Fabio Augusto Barbieri 1,2 , Diego Orcioli-Silva 1 , Lucas Simieli 1 , Lilian Teresa Bucken Gobbi 1 Affiliation(s) 1 UNESP, Univ Estadual Paulista at Rio Claro, Rio Claro/SP, Brazil . 2 UNESP, Univ Estadual Paulista at Bauru, Bauru/SP, Brazil . ABSTRACT Background: Recent researches involving fatigue and Parkinson’s disease (PD) sought to verify its incidence and the impacts of fatigue on quality life of patients with PD. Despite the importance of regular physical activity practice, there are only few studies that verified the influence of the levels of physical...